HTC to introduce range of new tablets; NFC smartphone coming this year

HTC isn’t just planning one or two successors to its first Android tablet — the HTC Flyer — instead the company plans to deploy an entire range of Android tablets, said HTC’s European president, Florian Seiche, during the Reuters Global Technology Summit. One such tablet could be the HTC Puccini, possibly destined for AT&T with a 10-inch screen and LTE in tow. “I really believe that the tablet market is really going to be a big market in the future and this is just a start,” Seiche said, noting that his firm feels good about the reception towards its HTC Flyer already. “In five years’ time, schools will have tablets probably instead of physical notebooks. I think that’s going to be such a massive wave of additional penetration in society… I think we can’t even guess the potential,” Seiche added. Mr. Seiche touched on the smartphone market and noted that HTC has plans to launch a new smartphone with near-field communications (NFC) built-in sometime this year. He also discussed Nokia’s budding partnership with Microsoft and Windows Phone: “It will not change our commitment to Microsoft,” Seiche explained. “With a new player entering, it should actually help to elevate the relevance of that platform … we actually feel that we should be able to benefit.”

Too many. It’s kinda sad. That’s what happens when you make minimal upgrades after changing everything, lol. Just like mac vs pc of the nineties, technology is moving forward and ios, not so much. Jitterbug comes to mind.

http://www.droiddoes.com/ Norm

The iPhone is definitely akin to the jitterbug as only n00b idiots use them.

iRevolution

Are you telling me backgrounds, folders, and multitasking weren’t revolutionary when the iPhone 4 came out? But Steve Jobs said so!

Anonymous

Yeah, okay. The iPhone alone is bigger in revenue and profit than the entire Android platform in revenue and profit, including Google’s ad revenues. It’s also bigger than Google’s entire business; Apple posted $3 billion in iPhone profit alone last quarter (there was another $1.3 billion in iPod Touch and iPad profit, plus $1.7 billion from the Macintosh). Meanwhile, Google’s total profit last quarter was $2.3 billion BEFORE that $500 million charge they just posted.

Thanks for playing.

JJose

@Perspectively – But that ddoesn’t make false the statement that Iphone seems to be lacking. What is being discussed is not how much revenue and profit these big companies make, but rather what is a best option for the end user.

bigbudha

locked boot loader, no thanks.

Anonymous

They’re just throwing darts at a board. Sad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR6HpRLyzMY Walter Sobchak

I’ve never had a sad game of darts!
Can you find enjoyment from anything in life? You seem like a miserable, little man.

Cer

“In five years’ time, schools will have tablets probably instead of physical notebooks.”

Yes, schools that are broke and require teachers to buy school supplies for their classrooms are going to encourage their students to use tablets instead of physical notebooks. I guess HTC is talking about countries outside the U.S. that actually put a value on education.